As A Keynote Speaker

Ever since he was 12 years old, Dr. Mike Armour has been speaking to audiences all across North America and around the globe. He has spent his entire adult life before large audiences, making major presentations almost weekly since his early twenties.

Over the years Dr. Armour has spoken to groups of every conceivable size, from a few people scattered around a conference room to thousands gathered into huge arenas, stadiums, and theaters. He has also hosted daily radio programs and a variety of regional and national telecasts.

In short, no matter what your audience, no matter what your setting, Mike is completely at ease with it. Discover more by checking out what he brings to your event as a keynote speaker.

Career and Professional Background

When Mike Armour speaks on leadership, trust-building, personal development, and effective communication, he draws on a lifetime of first-hand experience.

At 33 he founded a highly successful private school. By 37 he was one of America's youngest college presidents. And at 38 he was a naval reserve commander in the field of intelligence. Mike eventually retired as a captain after five years of directing systems security and information technology for a nationwide intelligence command.

Mike holds degrees from five colleges and universities, including a Ph.D. from UCLA. He is an award-winning author in the field of leadership and has been published in a dozen languages worldwide.

Along the way Mike has led a variety of faith-based institutions, spearheaded major political campaigns, and chaired multi-million dollar fundraising drives.

For almost five years he served as CEO of an international non-profit providing humanitarian services in eastern and central Europe. In addition he worked with educators in Russia and Ukraine to integrate character training into their schools and universities.

Through his entire career Mike has been the "go-to" man for organizations needing to turn around or get back on track. He excels at strategic thinking, analyzing corporate culture, and guiding transformational change.

Today Mike is president of Strategic Leadership Development International. Based in Dallas, his firm provides coaching, consulting, facilitating, and skill-building programs for entrepreneurs and top executives seeking peak performance for themselves and their leadership teams.

Mike also takes an active interest in community and political affairs and ran for Congress in the Fifth Congressional District of Texas in 2002. He and his wife Fran have three grown children and presently live in the Lakewood section of Dallas, Texas.